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we're marching in washington on october 15th. they are all over the country with occupation wall street. laborers movement. the real point is that change must come and the only thing that is clear is sitting down, doing nothing has gotten us where we are. we cannot have as martin luther king said the paralysis of analysis. we must move. ahead, chris christie's decision could be any day now. but the skeletons are already flying out of the closet. and rick perry's race controversy. an explosive report on a cab he leased could spell more trouble. and why a coordinated effort by the right to suppress the vote is more widespread than anyone could have imagined. you're watching "politics nation" on msnbc. the postal service is critical to our economy-- delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service, and want to lay off over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a
we're marching in washington on october 15th. they are all over the country with occupation wall street. laborers movement. the real point is that change must come and the only thing that is clear is sitting down, doing nothing has gotten us where we are. we cannot have as martin luther king said the paralysis of analysis. we must move. ahead, chris christie's decision could be any day now. but the skeletons are already flying out of the closet. and rick perry's race controversy. an explosive...
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as you know, civil rights leaders, we are coming down, marching in washington. you, randy weingarten and others, but let me bring into this discussion, msnbc political analyst richard wolffe. richard, you are watching what is going on -- michael, stay with me, don't go anywhere. the politics of this is what? could this be on the other side of the political spectrum, the balance to the tea party? >> well, it's certainly the energy and organization you were talking about at the top of the show. it also frames what we're seeing. actually we start with the tea party itself. there's this enduring resentment at how wall street and the financial sector has behaved, not just because of the meltdown, not just because of the profits, but also because of how they're behaving right now. you know, some of the president's most strident critics right now are the banks, the financial institutions who say he's antibusiness, he doesn't get it. how dare he even question whether bank of america could charge people for using the debit cards. they want to roll back everything that's
as you know, civil rights leaders, we are coming down, marching in washington. you, randy weingarten and others, but let me bring into this discussion, msnbc political analyst richard wolffe. richard, you are watching what is going on -- michael, stay with me, don't go anywhere. the politics of this is what? could this be on the other side of the political spectrum, the balance to the tea party? >> well, it's certainly the energy and organization you were talking about at the top of the...
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occupy washington was a mob. they're not a mob, they are saying what we're saying -- that you cannot act like this country is your playground while single mothers can't take care of their famili families, you have schools that don't have enough money to give us the teachers that can teach us. then you want to demonize teachers. you want to cut the teachers, you want to cut the firemen, you want to cut the policemen, you want to cut the municipal workers while you take care of your tycoons. we are telling you, look at the mob today, we're just getting started. we're getting ready to organize. let's demand our rights. we're dr. king's children. we're coretta king's children. we're not going to bow down. we're n
occupy washington was a mob. they're not a mob, they are saying what we're saying -- that you cannot act like this country is your playground while single mothers can't take care of their famili families, you have schools that don't have enough money to give us the teachers that can teach us. then you want to demonize teachers. you want to cut the teachers, you want to cut the firemen, you want to cut the policemen, you want to cut the municipal workers while you take care of your tycoons. we...
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i think that the country understands washington doesn't create jobs. >> washington doesn't create jobs, richard. and the public understands it, and the stimulus program -- and i don't have enough time left in this segment to go back and show the graph of when the stimulus was there, how unemployment went down. but what is eric talk about? does he live in a parallel universe, richard? of course washington can create jobs. and protect jobs. >> he lives in a safe republican district. the problem is, what's going to happen in the senate for those senate republicans who need to
i think that the country understands washington doesn't create jobs. >> washington doesn't create jobs, richard. and the public understands it, and the stimulus program -- and i don't have enough time left in this segment to go back and show the graph of when the stimulus was there, how unemployment went down. but what is eric talk about? does he live in a parallel universe, richard? of course washington can create jobs. and protect jobs. >> he lives in a safe republican district....
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deon, columnist for "the washington post." his latest article argues that american politics reached a pivot point this week. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> good to be with you. >> let me say, e.j. and governor, before i go to you, i want to show us something. at lot of people say why do i keep talking president obama -- we can have different opinions, but not different facts. this is a graft from "the washington monthly." >>> when we went to here, here, here, and then unemployment started going up, up, here, decreasing, and then we started seeing numbers go up, then down as the stimulus money ran out. un/down, up/down. when we went from here, at the peak of unemployment down here, and then how this president has gradually brought it back, incremental, slow, but clearly a dramatic reverse, then how can anyone argue with me that the facts say that the bush policies put us in this and that the obama policies has slowly began turning this around. governor rendell? >> well, al, i think that is absolutely right. the obama
deon, columnist for "the washington post." his latest article argues that american politics reached a pivot point this week. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> good to be with you. >> let me say, e.j. and governor, before i go to you, i want to show us something. at lot of people say why do i keep talking president obama -- we can have different opinions, but not different facts. this is a graft from "the washington monthly." >>> when we went to...
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that's why folks are fed up with washington! this isn't about giving me a win. >> what did republican leaders respond with? congressman barney frank is live next. ♪ like so many great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save hundreds on car insurance. well i'm out of the parking lot. that's a good start. geico, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent, or more on car insurance. yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? she won't eat eggs without hot sauce. she has kind of funny looking toes. she's always touching my hair. and she does this dancing finger thing. [ male announcer ] with advanced technology from ge, now doctors can diagnose diseases like breast cancer on a cellular level. so that women, like kristy's mom, can g
that's why folks are fed up with washington! this isn't about giving me a win. >> what did republican leaders respond with? congressman barney frank is live next. ♪ like so many great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america save hundreds on car insurance. well i'm out of the parking lot. that's a good start....
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and dana milbank, a national political reporter for "the washington post." thanks to both of you for joining me tonight. >> good evening, reverend. >> dana, is playing the birther card political suicide? >> well, you know, rick perry was originally doing the secession card. i think if at first you don't succeed, you go with the birther movement. i thought that this had been put to rest in the springtime. pretty much everybody else backed off of it. rick perry has chosen to march to a different drummer in this campaign. i think he's, in fact, gone farther even than the original birther, donald trump, himself. so even a lot of tea party folks at this point say, don't associate us with the birthers anymore. >> to prove that, nia, let me show you this, no one less than karl rove said this about the birther rick perry incident. >> look, you associate yourself with a nutty view like that and you damage yourself. there's a simple answer. yes, he was born in the united states. yes, he is eligible to serve. and don't associate yourself with sort of this nutty fringe
and dana milbank, a national political reporter for "the washington post." thanks to both of you for joining me tonight. >> good evening, reverend. >> dana, is playing the birther card political suicide? >> well, you know, rick perry was originally doing the secession card. i think if at first you don't succeed, you go with the birther movement. i thought that this had been put to rest in the springtime. pretty much everybody else backed off of it. rick perry has...
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memorial in washington, d.c. we are honoring the legacy of a man who fought not just for civil rights, but for economic equality and justice. tomorrow we will be marching for economic equality and justice in the national jobs and justice march, where we will march from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king monument and rally, labor and civil rights groups. joining us, and i think the one who has symbolized his father work in this generation is martin luther king iii, the president and ceo of the king center. thank you for being here tonight. >> honored to be here, rev. >> i'm sure it's a proud weekend. we prepared for it in august, and nature interrupted, but almost providential, martin, because now with protests all over the world about the wealth gaps that your father fought about and with the jobs bill failing in the senate, i think it's a real appropriate time for us to march tomorrow and raise the legacy of your father. >> it absolutely is. in light of the fact that none of this -- i think this was
memorial in washington, d.c. we are honoring the legacy of a man who fought not just for civil rights, but for economic equality and justice. tomorrow we will be marching for economic equality and justice in the national jobs and justice march, where we will march from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king monument and rally, labor and civil rights groups. joining us, and i think the one who has symbolized his father work in this generation is martin luther king iii, the president and...
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my view is that washington and the regulators are there to serve the banks. congressman, thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you for having me on. >> what do you think of this view? >> they've been on display -- they've shown no appetite of doing mission that wall street does not favor. one i think was direct was something vice president biden said. >> the reason the ceo is in the business, because they -- that guy making $50,000 bailed him out. bailed him out. at a minimum they are tone deaf. at a maximum, they are not paying their fair share. >> a minimum, they are tone definite a maximum they are not paying their fair share. how do you respond? >> i think he's right. i think americans are furious. they see the people as having gotten off scot-free. the people who are bearing the brent of it are really entirely without blame. it really offends americans' sense of justice. >> you have seen the occupation wall street and marches. the president addressed the outrage himself together. let's listen to what the president set about the feel that ordinary am
my view is that washington and the regulators are there to serve the banks. congressman, thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you for having me on. >> what do you think of this view? >> they've been on display -- they've shown no appetite of doing mission that wall street does not favor. one i think was direct was something vice president biden said. >> the reason the ceo is in the business, because they -- that guy making $50,000 bailed him out. bailed him out. at...
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if they print any more money over there in washington, the gold's going to be good. are -- that! 20% flat tax, takes your detuxes off. send it in. >> that plan doesn't force the granite state to expand your tax footprint, if you know what i mean. like 9% expansion. i love herman. is he the best? >> today has been awesome, girl. this has really been a great day. >> alex, erin, i'm an early riser. i get up early, and hit the remote at 6:00 this morning, and i saw this on "morning joe." i actually thought since it was monday, this was a spoof somebody did on rick perry on "saturday night live" because sometimes they do that on monday mornings on "morning joe." i had to watch it three different times before i really believed this was rick perry really speaking. i mean, what did you think when you saw this, alex? >> it was like the four stages of grief. initially it was disbelief, right? i can't believe this is actually real. then some sort of levity, and i definitely laughed. then i just felt really bad. it's so -- the word wackadoo is somebody who was not on his a game, or b or c or
if they print any more money over there in washington, the gold's going to be good. are -- that! 20% flat tax, takes your detuxes off. send it in. >> that plan doesn't force the granite state to expand your tax footprint, if you know what i mean. like 9% expansion. i love herman. is he the best? >> today has been awesome, girl. this has really been a great day. >> alex, erin, i'm an early riser. i get up early, and hit the remote at 6:00 this morning, and i saw this on...
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"the washington post" calls it deceptive and unfair. and the center for american progress said it would, quote, bankrupt the country. but that must be why republicans love it. cain delivers big for the top 1%. his plan raises taxes on the poor, lowers taxes on the rich, and adds to the deficit. herman also has some bad ideas for medicare and social security. he says, quote -- get the federal government out of the way. this will allow states, cities, churches and charities, and businesses to offering a helping hand instead of a handout. translation, in the safety net as we know it. joining me now, nbc analyst alex wagner, and kneeia malika henderson, reporter for "the washington post." alex, isn't this a classic plan, take from the poor and give to the rich? >> it's something else, i'll say that, reverend. there are solid mathematics to back the assertion this would absolutely raise taxes on the poor, shift the burden to them. the rich don't spend as much of their income as the poor do. this will give them a break, but at the end of the
"the washington post" calls it deceptive and unfair. and the center for american progress said it would, quote, bankrupt the country. but that must be why republicans love it. cain delivers big for the top 1%. his plan raises taxes on the poor, lowers taxes on the rich, and adds to the deficit. herman also has some bad ideas for medicare and social security. he says, quote -- get the federal government out of the way. this will allow states, cities, churches and charities, and...
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we cannot stand by idly while the republicans in washington, d.c. ignore these kinds of problems. >> senator ben cardin, thank you, and lee, i'll be see you saturday, and thank you very much for your leadership. >> good to be with you. >>> this note, lee and i want you to join us this saturday on october 15th, for the march for jobs and justice. from wall street to washington, we want to hear you. >>> ahead, the revvies are back. the tension is building. what republican will take home a revvie tonight. >>> plus anyone thinking the tea party was dying? think again. i have some shocking new evidence. trust me, it will surprise you. >>> and a horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse. willard, the everyman, has some explaining to do. you're watching "politics nation" on msnbc. [ husband ] you ready for this? i just signed the whole family up for unlimited mobile to mobile minutes. you're kidding. no. where's that money coming from, steve? did it even cross your mind to ask your wife before signing us up for something so expensive? my mother was right; i s
we cannot stand by idly while the republicans in washington, d.c. ignore these kinds of problems. >> senator ben cardin, thank you, and lee, i'll be see you saturday, and thank you very much for your leadership. >> good to be with you. >>> this note, lee and i want you to join us this saturday on october 15th, for the march for jobs and justice. from wall street to washington, we want to hear you. >>> ahead, the revvies are back. the tension is building. what...
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. >> president barack obama's fight for jobs out west, while washington republicans offer this. >> this country cannot wait for him to get off the campaign trail. >> congressman chaka fattah and david corn on jobs and do the-nothing congress. perrynomics 101. >> it grows job and it grows the economy. >> governor perry's got a great economic plan if you think corporations are people. richard wolff and richard slater on the plan billion airs love. workers in ohio and wisconsin against union-busting governors. former ohio governor ted strickland on the big pushback that's working. plus, guess who's leading the gop field? hint. he's not even running. "politics nation" starts right now. >>> welcome to "politics nation." i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead. republicans feeling the heat on the jobs debate because they are on the wrong side of this argument. >> i want you to tell your congress person the time for gridlock and games is over. the time for action is now. the time to create jobs is now. it's about giving the american people a win. it's about giving ohio a win. if you want construction
. >> president barack obama's fight for jobs out west, while washington republicans offer this. >> this country cannot wait for him to get off the campaign trail. >> congressman chaka fattah and david corn on jobs and do the-nothing congress. perrynomics 101. >> it grows job and it grows the economy. >> governor perry's got a great economic plan if you think corporations are people. richard wolff and richard slater on the plan billion airs love. workers in ohio and...
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so why are washington republicans still having the wrong conversation? the president today urged republicans to put the american people first, not their own politics. >> but these members of congress, they work for you. and if they are not delivering, it's time you let them know. you've got to get on the phone or pay them a visit or write them a letter or tweet, whatever you do, and remind them to do the right thing. remind them of what's at stake here. remind them that no, we can't, is no way to face tough times. >> republicans, this is not the time to say no, we can't, not when the president is putting forth a plan that gets teachers and first responders back to work. it's a plan that 75% of americans support, and guess what? so does 63% of your own party, 63%. remember, all of that talk you were giving us about the people's business. well, now's the time to act. that's exactly why the vice president is also out on the road. >> this isn't politics. this is politics 101 in the sense that we're trying to get something done. the president said it best. we
so why are washington republicans still having the wrong conversation? the president today urged republicans to put the american people first, not their own politics. >> but these members of congress, they work for you. and if they are not delivering, it's time you let them know. you've got to get on the phone or pay them a visit or write them a letter or tweet, whatever you do, and remind them to do the right thing. remind them of what's at stake here. remind them that no, we can't, is...
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i'm al sharpton live from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, republicans are trying to put this economy in reverse. this week, republicans voted against putting nearly 2 million americans back to work. but hear, at least they're consistent. remember this?
i'm al sharpton live from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, republicans are trying to put this economy in reverse. this week, republicans voted against putting nearly 2 million americans back to work. but hear, at least they're consistent. remember this?
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it reads, quote -- the safety net for the poor is coming apart at the seams, and no one in washington seems to care are you kidding me? suddenly paul ryan cares about our safety net? ryan cares about the poor, the same one-way ryan that pitched a budget that would essentially end medicare, the same paul ryan who leads the "cut cut cut" chant. >> of course we have to cut spending. >> significant cuts of spending and changes to the way we spend the american people's money. >> significant cuts in washington spending. >> we need real spending cuts. >> cut cut cut, now that's the paul ryan i know. a new report out today says those spending cuts probably eliminated more than 370,000 jobs. maybe that's why i find his concern for the poor so unconvincing. this week we sought the president out, promoting plans to help america's students. >> i want us to win the future. that means we should be doing everything we can to put a college education within reach for every american. that has never been more important. >> you hear that? a college education has never been more important. but for the sec
it reads, quote -- the safety net for the poor is coming apart at the seams, and no one in washington seems to care are you kidding me? suddenly paul ryan cares about our safety net? ryan cares about the poor, the same one-way ryan that pitched a budget that would essentially end medicare, the same paul ryan who leads the "cut cut cut" chant. >> of course we have to cut spending. >> significant cuts of spending and changes to the way we spend the american people's money....
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all the extreme anti-immigrant receipt ricks, and nia-malika henderson, political reporter for "the washington post," you can following her election 2012 blog on postpolitics.com. thanks to both of you for being here today. dee dee, you were a republican and you quit the party. tell us what happened? >> well, the straw that broke the camel's back for me was in addition to the anti-immigrant sentiment, the straw was marco rubio. a cuban from florida, whose family has benefited from amnesty, and government benefits, who decided to sponsor lamar smith, a republican from texas, his large government idea via the national e-verify program. both these people claim to be less government, but they are supporting large government ideas. now, we were already sort of getting used to the anti-immigrant and the anti-latino sentiment, but what did it for me was marco rubio sponsoring a large government idea. not only did he do that, he does not support our kids, our youth via the dream act, and she embraced arizona's harsh anti-immigrant law, and he's hispanic. >> his family ben phetted it, but he and others
all the extreme anti-immigrant receipt ricks, and nia-malika henderson, political reporter for "the washington post," you can following her election 2012 blog on postpolitics.com. thanks to both of you for being here today. dee dee, you were a republican and you quit the party. tell us what happened? >> well, the straw that broke the camel's back for me was in addition to the anti-immigrant sentiment, the straw was marco rubio. a cuban from florida, whose family has benefited...
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yeah. 9-9-9. >> also joining us, dana milbank from "the washington post." nia you have been blogging about this like crazy. >> yes. >> herman cain is number one in the polls. >> he is, is the joke on the gop, are we being "punk'd" with this ad? they almost don't do justice, but you're right, herman cain for whatever reason is cyring in the polls, but it could be because he's doing so well. he's not campaigning for president in a traditional way. i think he's in texas yesterday. maybe this is the key to succeed, now even campaigning in these early states. >> dana, i must say it's a novel way of campaigning. i don't know any other way to explain it. but in fairness, dana, i want to show you this, the most famous smoker in america this week, mark went on fox to explain this ad. i think he did a lousy job, but dana, you are a more objective than me. look at this. >> there was no subliminal message. in fact, i personally would encourage people not to smoke. it's just that i'm a smoker, and as a lot of the people on the staff said, just let block be block. you wa
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but apparently none of those republicans are in washington because right now republicans in the senate are in the house and in the house are blocking the president's jobs bill. joining me now, republican freshman congressman mick mulvaney of south carolina. he's a member of the tea party caucus. congressman, thanks for joining me tonight. >> reverend, it's always a pleasure. thanks very much for having me. >> 54% of republicans want to raise taxes on the reach. 68% of americans want to do it. why don't you? what's the problem with you listening to the american people? your own party. >> reverend, there's a couple different ways to look at it. keep in mind, every time you see a poll that says 64% of the american public wants to raise taxes on somebody, recognize that half of those people don't pay income taxes to begin with. it's easy toe say you want to vote to raise taxes on somebody else, and that's the system that we've created. almost half of the people in this country don't pay income tax so why should we care if we tax somebody else. >> but they pay with sales tax and pay other w
but apparently none of those republicans are in washington because right now republicans in the senate are in the house and in the house are blocking the president's jobs bill. joining me now, republican freshman congressman mick mulvaney of south carolina. he's a member of the tea party caucus. congressman, thanks for joining me tonight. >> reverend, it's always a pleasure. thanks very much for having me. >> 54% of republicans want to raise taxes on the reach. 68% of americans want...
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we cannot stay in this partisan gridlock in washington and love troops when they're in wars that were unjustified but don't love them when they come home and need health care and need affordable housing and need to be able to take care of their families. it is not their fault they
we cannot stay in this partisan gridlock in washington and love troops when they're in wars that were unjustified but don't love them when they come home and need health care and need affordable housing and need to be able to take care of their families. it is not their fault they
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fed up with the fact that some in washington are working against them, and what's worse, is that while americans are dealing with crushing debt and unemployment, all they hear are false promises. >> listen, the president says we can't wait to take action on jobs, and i agree. >> the president has been traveling around the country saying that we can't wait, and we believe that as well. >> we have an agreement, we can't wait. so what's the republican solution? today the house gop pushed a series of bills that they call the forgotten 15. it's their way of getting americans back to work, but i'm a little skeptical of these 15 jobs plans. eight of them try to deregulate. the other five are aimed at oil drilling. that's your idea of a serious jobs plan, speaker boehner? i think you said it best -- >> it's just -- it's almost laughable. >> but i'm not laughing, and neither are the american people. joining me now is congressman barney frank, democrat from massachusetts. he's the top democrat on the house financial services committee. mr. chairman, thanks for joining me this evening. >> you're
fed up with the fact that some in washington are working against them, and what's worse, is that while americans are dealing with crushing debt and unemployment, all they hear are false promises. >> listen, the president says we can't wait to take action on jobs, and i agree. >> the president has been traveling around the country saying that we can't wait, and we believe that as well. >> we have an agreement, we can't wait. so what's the republican solution? today the house...
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. >>> now joining me, political reporter for the "washington post," and featured columnist. thank you both for being here tonight. it seems especially personal these men do not like each other. why? >> they do not. they are two men with pretty big egos that are vying for the same position from very different backgrounds. perry of course from texas, grew up pretty poor. and romney on the other hand grew up pretty wealthy and maintains his worth. went to harvard. perry went to texas a and m. so very different culturally. but even beyond that, they've had personal beef all along the way as they've risen in republican politics, as they were governors together. romney at one point hired an aide that was an enemy of perry and at one point perry shouted out romney in his book fed up. and blamed him for banning the boy scoutss from the olympics when he was head of the utah olympics. so there's all this personal beef and i think we saw it boil over in that debate on tuesday. and some of romney's friends saided that perry clearly got under romney's skin and he very much looked like a
. >>> now joining me, political reporter for the "washington post," and featured columnist. thank you both for being here tonight. it seems especially personal these men do not like each other. why? >> they do not. they are two men with pretty big egos that are vying for the same position from very different backgrounds. perry of course from texas, grew up pretty poor. and romney on the other hand grew up pretty wealthy and maintains his worth. went to harvard. perry...